Pedestal Table with Crossed Legs

ABSTRACT

The present invention comprises a novel line of furniture featuring a pedestal with or without a tabletop. The pedestal consists of a base and a top plate connected by minimum of three pairs of legs. The pedestal has minimum three, but can have four, six or even eight sides. The legs are, as depicted, round in cross section, but can be square, six or eight sided. Tabletops can have both sides finished to give additional variety to potential users. The strength and stability flows from arrangement of the crossed legs. The advantages over traditional arrangement lie in its simplicity, in its economy of construction, transportation and its ease of assembly by the user.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Present invention relates to modern lines of furniture made to be easily assembled from interchangeable components in various configurations. More particularly, the invention relates to pedestals for displaying artwork or merchandise and supporting tabletops.

BACKGROUND

Pedestals are, in a form of a single column or columnar structure, to stand alone or more commonly used to support tabletops. Pedestals represent a drastic change over three or four independent legs in traditional structures. The reasons for change in tables from legs to pedestals have been both functional as well as aesthetic.

While the use of pedestals in recent times have become popular, they very often are not stable enough even when extra materials and special reinforcements are used. Tables built with these pedestals are difficult to transport and require special expertise to assemble.

SUMMARY

Tables with cross legs have been very common in traditional furniture, but they are usually bulky and lack lateral stability without special bracing. The present invention employs pairs of crossed legs secured at the base and top. The pairs of legs are arranged in such a way that they provide lateral support in all directions and, as such, provide stability and load capacity exceeding the capacity of its components when used in a traditional configuration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments of the present invention are illustrated as examples and are not limited by the figures of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a square or four sided pedestal with a large round tabletop.

FIGS. 2a and 2b depict the elevation and plan of a typical height square pedestal with a large round tabletop.

FIGS. 3a and 3b depict the section and elevation of the attachment of the leg to the base, and the plan view of the same detail.

FIGS. 4a and 4b depict the elevation and plan of a low height square pedestal with a small square tabletop.

FIGS. 5a and 5b depict the elevation and plan of a typical height triangular pedestal with a moderate size round tabletop.

FIG. 6 depicts the plan of a typical height double triangular pedestal with a large racetrack-shaped tabletop.

FIGS. 7a and 7b depict the elevation and plan of a tall height triangular pedestal with a small round tabletop.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting to the invention. It is understood that the terms and details used in this specification describe the present features and configurations, but not intended to preclude the use other features and configurations.

The present invention will now be described by referencing the attached figures representing the preferred configurations. A perspective view of the most likely embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 1, a square pedestal supporting a large round tabletop.

FIGS. 2a and 2b depict all the elements of present invention. The pedestal table consists of a base plate 1, pairs of crossed legs 2, a top plate 3 and a tabletop 4. The pairs of crossed legs on all four sides provide support vertically as well laterally in all directions. The legs are joined in pairs at the crossing point 5 with a sex bolt and mating screw and secured at their ends to both the base plate and the top plate.

FIGS. 3a and 3b depict a corner of the base plate in section and plan view. The legs are connected with a sex bolt and mating screw 6 through the eye bolt or screw with integral collar 7 to both the top and base plate. The tabletop, finished flat on both sides, is secured from below to the top plate by conventional means.

Novelty and outmost utility of this invention become obvious when one considers the lightness of the structure, deriving its strength and stability from the arrangement of the supporting members recalling trusses. The advantages of this structure lie in the fact that its load capacity far exceeds the capacity of its components when used in a conventional arrangement, the ease of manufacture, transportability, assembly and suitability for a variety of uses. In addition, the invention allows the use of different materials and finishes ranging from woods and metals to composite materials depending on the application and configuration. Flexibility demonstrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b in a configuration where shorter legs result in a low assembly with a given base plate. Additional flexibility can be achieved by varying the size of plates.

FIGS. 5a and 5b depicts a triangular pedestal with a moderately sized tabletop further demonstrating the flexibility of the present invention. This embodiment represents the minimum number of sides the pedestal can have to remain strong and stable. In the opposite end of the spectrum, five or six sided pedestals are quite feasible for the appropriate use. In FIG. 6 two triangular pedestals support a large racecourse-shaped tabletop, while FIGS. 7a and 7b depict a high triangular pedestal with a small tabletop.

Here the preferred embodiments have been depicted with relatively thin round legs. The legs can be square, six or eight sided of various size and shape. In the present configurations the legs, in a pair, are offset, but it is possible to construct and arrange them in line. Tabletops are fished on both sides and have a half round edge. 

What is claimed:
 1. A pedestal to display artwork, merchandize with or without a tabletop or used as a table with a tabletop, comprising: a. base plate, b. top plate, c. minimum three pairs of crossed legs, d. connecting hardware, and e. tabletop 